"Your Majesty, it is still very risky to use these two princes."

Song Junzhan did not agree with Xiao Li's decision, but he did not stop him. Even after the person left, he was still worried.

Those are two princes in their prime. They may have had only a little power in the past, but now that the empress has ascended the throne, countless people want to overthrow her, and these two princes will gain countless supporters.

If they left Kyoto, it would be like fish returning to the sea or birds returning to the forest, which was extremely risky.

Even though the empress has their families under her control, Song Junzhan does not think that they will choose to bow their heads and surrender because of their families after they have the confidence to become emperors again.

Never underestimate a man's ambition.

Enough power and the support of many people can definitely make a person lose all conscience.

A wife can be remarried and children can be born, but there is only one throne.

Xiao Li didn't think his worries were groundless, because she had also thought about this problem. However, she didn't argue with him, but just glanced at him lightly: "Didn't you arrange for someone to go with you?"

Xiao Li sent a hundred silver-armored guards to escort the artillery shells, and at the same time, four silver-armored guards were arranged to "protect" each of the two princes.

Song Junzhan was afraid that it was not enough, so he secretly arranged two more of his own men to go there, with the purpose of killing the two princes directly after they lost control.

He thought he was being very secretive.

"How did your Majesty know this?"

Xiao Li: "It's a guess, but it's accurate."

Song Junzhan was speechless: "Your Majesty is really..."

Xiao Li rubbed his wrist: "If I dare to use them, I have already prepared for their rebellion, but..."

She suddenly smiled and said, "Why don't we make a bet? I bet they dare not rebel."

Song Junzhan raised his eyebrows slightly, not because she was sure that the two princes would not rebel, but because the tone and attitude she used when speaking to him were very similar to when she had not yet revealed her identity. She was a distinguished guest and he was the young master. They met by chance, but appreciated each other and spoke like friends, teasing and joking.

Ever since he bowed his head and submitted his loyalty to her, she rarely spoke to him in this tone. He was different from Cen An. From the moment he knelt on the ground, he did not dare to consider himself the princess's friend. Even now, he must be the most pious and loyal of all her subjects.

He worshipped her as an emperor and respected her like a god, but this did not prevent him from feeling secretly happy because of her occasional closeness.

He smiled faintly, his eyes sparkling: "Your Majesty, what do you want to bet with me?"

This question stumped her.

Xiao Li has everything he needs now, but he has no interest in anything, so there is really no good luck for him.

She looked Song Junzhan up and down for a few times, and suddenly she smiled: "If you lose, I will let you wear a pink official uniform in the future."

Song Junzhan has an ethereal air and now he likes to wear white clothes more and more. Coupled with his majesty as the head of civil officials, he looks more and more serious and cold.

How does the saying go, the flower on the snowy mountain that cannot be desecrated? Yes, that's him.

If he appeared in the Golden Palace wearing a pink official uniform, the scene would make me laugh just thinking about it.

Xiao Li's eyes were full of amusement, with a mischievous smirk, without any other ambiguity. His gaze was so clear that it did not make people feel unhappy at all, but there was a hint of loss.

Even though they had been kissed, His Majesty never looked at him with any strangeness, as if he was no different from anyone else.

A heart as hard as iron and stone cannot be shaken.

"As your majesty says."

Xiao Li: "What about you?"

Song Junzhan thought for a moment and said, "Then may I ask for a promise? Your Majesty, allow me to make a request. Perhaps Your Majesty will not agree, but please do not blame me."

Xiao Li stared at him for a while and said, "Yes."

Lou Yan approached: "Your Majesty, the King of Wei has arrived."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Li immediately walked to the other side.

Song Junzhan bowed respectfully and when he raised his eyes, his gaze moved from Xiao Li to the tall figure.

Lou Yan, the eunuch in charge of seals.

He once killed his way to Xiao Jingyun and became the eunuch, but after Xiao Jingyun's death, he decisively joined the new emperor.

It is normal for a servant to abandon his old master and join a new one, but what is abnormal is that His Majesty trusts him so much and still lets him be the chief eunuch, and the two of them are always inseparable.

Lou Yan has a feminine appearance and resembles a eunuch, but his aura and the way he looks at His Majesty are not simple.

Especially every time he spoke to His Majesty alone for a while, he could feel a sense of crisis as if a thorn in his back.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but clench his sleeves.

His Majesty is too brilliant and dazzling, and has no shortage of followers. Besides his status and abilities, he is also a woman of unparalleled beauty. The loyalty of these followers is always mixed with romantic thoughts, just like him...

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"Royal sister, are you serious?"

Xiao Jingyi looked at the token in his hand, unable to believe what he heard.

Xiao Li raised his eyes: "Do you think I'm joking?"

Xiao Jingyi swallowed hard and said, "Your Majesty is really going to kill me."

On the day of seizing the throne, Xiao Jingyi stood firmly on Xiao Li's side. Although he avoided being locked in a cage with his royal brother, he was not allowed to leave the house for more than ten days after returning home.

He couldn't even attend the court meeting because he could feel his sister's vigilance towards him.

But now the imperial sister suddenly found him and gave him a token, asking him to be the imperial envoy and patrol the city on behalf of the emperor.

Just follow the map and go to every city to deliver the empress's handwritten letter to the officials.

Just like before, those who don’t accept will die, and those who accept will kneel.

Xiao Jingyi felt that he was unable to do it, but his sister insisted on forcing him to do it and would not let him refuse.

Holding the freshly-baked golden order of the empress at this moment was like holding a hot potato. He couldn't hold it, but he didn't dare to throw it away.

Xiao Li waved his hand: "Alright, leave now."

Xiao Jingyi clenched the token tightly, ready to die: "This humble brother will never let the emperor down."

Watching Xiao Jingyi leave, Xiao Li's eyes flashed slightly.

She had to use the troops of King of Southern Qi and King Ping of Yan. What she wanted was not how good they were at leading troops in battle, but their titles as princes.

Letting the world know that these two princes have chosen to submit to her as the empress and lead troops to war for her can greatly appease the rebellious hearts of the soldiers and officials, and there will be a chance of winning the war.

But this also happened to give her an idea, which was that no one should be idle.

Xiao Jingyi is a fence-sitter who is very good at being cunning and treacherous. Since he has chosen to submit to her, he should work for her.

If someone else went to deliver the empress's decree, these people would definitely resist first, scolding a woman for being an emperor and calling her a hen crowing at dawn. But when Prince Xiao Jingyi went to deliver the decree, it represented that all the princes of the royal family personally recognized this empress.

If a group of princes have no objection, it would be ridiculous for them to resist and curse.

Similarly, there would be people who would instigate Xiao Jingyi to rebel and become emperor.

Xiao Li wanted to see how long he could endure.

From the beginning to the end, Xiao Li never believed that Xiao Jingyi was a simple person without ambition.